Career
In 2011 he played for the Melbourne Rebels in the competition. Huxley played for a Lindfield club in his youth, and was educated at the Street Ives prep school of Sydney Grammar School and The King"s School, Sydney and went on to play for the Gordon and Sydney University clubs. Huxley has previously appeared for the under-19, under-21 and "A" Australia sides, he also played for the Australian sevens.
Huxley made his debut for the Queensland Reds in 2003.
At the end of 2004 he went to New Zealand to play for Northland. He returned to in 2005, and subsequently played every match of the season.
After the Reds" 2006 season Huxley joined the Brumbies. On 4 March 2008, the Brumbies announced Huxley had been diagnosed with a brain tumour after suffering a seizure during a match against Queensland the previous week.
Huxley stopped playing immediately to undergo surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy to treat his condition.
He had surgery which was successful and in March 2010, gained a medical clearance to resume playing. Huxley signed with the Melbourne Rebels in May 2010. Rebels" head coach Rod Macqueen, said, "Julian has shown great form since his return.
He told a Herald Sun journalist that: "Everything about Melbourne.
The culture, the lifestyle, and of course the excitement around the Rebels makes this a great move for medical "
In an effort to regain his fitness Huxley played in just one Rebels" pre-season trial (against the Crusaders), running on with his former team mate Stirling Mortlock. Huxley"s move to Melbourne also attracted the attention of The Age and The Australian.
In July 2012 Huxley left the Melbourne Rebels. He moved to France to play Narbonne in the Rugby Pro D2 competition.
